As mentioned previously, Laura and I departed Trinidad for the U.S. -- specifically Washington, D.C., and its environs -- on April 15. We're living in the same corporate apartment complex we did when we were here in 2007, so we're seeing a lot of our church friends again (although no old Foreign Service friends so far).
Laura is going to finish out second grade at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, and she'll go to third grade there next year, too. The biggest change, at least on the surface, for her will be that she no longer has to wear a uniform. So this was her attire yesterday, her first day:
Thank goodness for clearance racks since she didn't have a single pair of jeans, and the only pair of long pants she owned apparently got left behind in Port of Spain. Plus, it's still a little on the cold side here, which we're not used to after having been in the tropics for a couple of winters.
3 comments:
Welcome home!
Glad to see you made it back to the States safe and sound.
My daughter has the exact opposite issue - we now HAVE a uniform - which is causing major anxiety. She does NOT like wearing khaki and navy blue every day. She wants to wear skirts - and color!
Why will she go to the same school next year. Since being gone have I missed something? How long will you stay there before going to Milan? It is still in the picture isn't it? Guess I will keep reading your blog to see what all I have missed.
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